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Jakob Fuglsang celebrates in a foggy Alto de La Cubilla

Fuglsang victorious on 16th stage of Vuelta a Espana

Jakob Fuglsang celebrated his first grand tour stage victory after seeing off Great Britain's Tao Geoghegan to win stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana in Alto de La Cubilla.

Cycling • 09 Sep 19

Team Jumbo rider US Sepp Kuss sinks a beer to celebrate his stage win

Kuss takes the stage, Roglic maintains lead at Vuelta

Sepp Kuss held off a late charge to claim his first grand tour stage win with victory on stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana in Santuario del Acebo.

Cycling • 08 Sep 19

Sam Bennett takes the plaudits at the finishing line

Bennett claims second stage win at the Vuelta

Ireland's Sam Bennett took his second victory of this year's Vuelta a Espana as he won a crash-affected stage 14 in Oviedo.

Cycling • 07 Sep 19

Primoz Roglic extended his overall lead by 33 seconds

Primoz Roglic tightens grip on overall Vuelta lead

Slovenian Primoz Roglic struck another blow in his bid to win the Vuelta a Espana by extending his overall lead by 33 seconds after finishing second on Friday's stage 13 on the tail of winner Tadej Pogacar.

Cycling • 06 Sep 19

Philippe Gilbert looks back at his nearest pursuers as he crosses the line in Bilbao

Gilbert repels rivals to seize stage 12 of Vuelta

Belgian Philippe Gilbert powered to victory on stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana, while race leader Primoz Roglic retained the red jersey.

Cycling • 05 Sep 19

Nicolas Roche had hoped to compete again before the end of season

Test reveals Roche fractured his kneecap

Nicolas Roche, who was forced to abandon the Vuelta a Espana after a heavy crash on stage six, will be sidelined for longer than expected after tests revealed he had suffered a fractured left patella.

Cycling • 04 Sep 19

Tadej Pogacar celebrates victory in the mountains on stage 9

Pogacar takes tough stage win as Quintana leads Vuelta

Tadej Pogacar won stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana as Colombian climber Nairo Quintana claimed the red jersey.

Cycling • 01 Sep 19

Fabio Jakobsen and Sam Bennett push for the line and it was the Dutchman who secured the stage win

Bennett pipped on line - Roche remains in red at Vuelta

Sam Bennett was the width of a bicycle tyre away from winning his second consecutive stage at the Vuelta, however, the Carrick-on-Suir native had to settle for second place.

Cycling • 27 Aug 19

Sam Bennett, wearing the Irish national champion's jersey, maintained his excellent season with a stage win in Alicante

Watch: Bennett sprints to stage win as Roche leads race

Sam Bennett and Nicolas Roche made history at the Vuelta, with the former winning the stage, while the latter held on to the leader's jersey.

Cycling • 26 Aug 19

Nicolas Roche leads at the Vuelta a Espana after Stage 2

Ireland's Nicolas Roche leads Vuelta after Stage 2

Nicolas Roche has taken the race lead after Stage 2 of Vuelta a Espana in Calpe this afternoon.

Cycling • 25 Aug 19

Team Sunweb finished third on the first stage of the Vuelta

Strong Vuelta start for Roche and Bennett

Nicolas Roche and Sam Bennett both made a decent start to the 2019 Vuelta a Espana.

Cycling • 24 Aug 19

Giro winner Carapaz a doubt for Vuelta

Giro d'Italia winner Richard Carapaz has been declared doubtful for the Vuelta a Espana two days before the final Grand Tour of the year begins after hurting his shoulder in a crash.

Cycling • 22 Aug 19

Neatly eight years on and Chris Froome has been declared the 2011 Vuelta winner

Froome awarded 2011 Vuelta crown after Cobo doping ban

Eight years on, Chris Froome has been crowned winner of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana after Spain's Juan Jose Cobo was stripped of the title following a doping violation.

Cycling • 18 Jul 19

Chris Froome is the official 2011 winner

Froome officially crowned 2011 Vuelta winner

Chris Froome has officially been named as the winner of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana following a doping case involving Juan Jose Cobo.

Cycling • 17 Jul 19

Oscar Rodriguez celebrates at the finish line

Rodriguez takes stage, Herrada holds on to red jersey

Spaniard Oscar Rodriguez pulled off the biggest win of his career by snatching victory in stage 13 at the Vuelta a Espana on Friday while compatriot Jesus Herrada retained the red jersey but saw his lead significantly trimmed by Briton Simon Yates.

Cycling • 07 Sep 18

Alessandro De Marchi on his way to victory

De Marchi takes Vuelta stage 11 as Yates retains lead

Italy's Alessandro De Marchi powered through tricky conditions to win stage 11 of La Vuelta as Britain's Simon Yates clung on to the overall lead.

Cycling • 05 Sep 18

Rohan Dennis takes opening stage of Vuelta

Australian national champion Rohan Dennis won the opening time trial of La Vuelta ahead of Team Sky's Michal Kwiatkowski in Malaga as Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin both placed in the top third of the field.

Cycling • 25 Aug 18

Martin and Roche on Vuelta start line on Saturday

Dan Martin will be chasing stages rather than overall classification, while Nicolas Roche will ride for team leader Richie Porte in the Vuelta a Espana, which begins on Saturday.

Cycling • 23 Aug 18

Britain's Chris Froome (c) of Team Sky celebrates on the podium with second placed Italy's Vincenzo Nibali (l)

Nibali doesn't want Vuelta crown if Froome stripped

Vincenzo Nibali is not interested in winning this year's Vuelta a Espana race by default if champion Chris Froome is stripped of his title for exceeding the limit for an asthma medication.

Cycling • 19 Dec 17

Froome wears the red jersey of the Vuelta a Espana winner

Froome aiming for historic Grand Tour treble

Chris Froome is aiming to achieve 'something special' next year as he bids to hold all three for cycling's Grand Tour titles at the same time.

Cycling • 29 Nov 17

Chris Froome stretched his lead at the Vuelta

Froome rebounds to gain ground on Nibali

Chris Froome rebounded superbly to increase his overall lead in the Vuelta a Espana with a lightning late attack which left nearest challenger Vincenzo Nibali in his wake on Thursday's 18th stage.

Cycling • 07 Sep 17

Chris Froome sprints to win the 16th stage of 'La Vuelta'

Froome cements Vuelta lead with time-trial win

Chris Froome tightened his grip on the overall lead at La Vuelta by coasting to victory in the stage 16 time trial from Circuito de Navarra to Logrono.

Cycling • 05 Sep 17

Chris Froome finishing Stage 12 after crashing into a bend

Froome's lead cut after crash in Vuelta

Tomasz Marczynski picked up a second stage win on this season's Vuelta A Espana by coasting to victory in stage 12 on Thursday with a gap of 52 seconds, while Chris Froome saw his overall lead reduced by 20 seconds after enduring a hapless finale.

Cycling • 31 Aug 17

The Aqua Blue team bus. Pic: @AquaBlueSport

Irish team Aqua Blue suffer arson attack at Vuelta

Irish professional cycling team Aqua Blue Sports have been the victim of an arson attack at the Vuelta a Espana after their team bus was burnt out overnight.

Cycling • 31 Aug 17

Roche cuts gap to Froome to share second at Vuelta

Nicolas Roche narrowed the gap to Vuelta a Espana leader Chris Froome as Matteo Trentin powered past Jose Joaquin Rojas to win a rain-hit stage 10.

Cycling • 29 Aug 17